Chu Yi was silent for a while, then sighed.

"In fact, it wasn't the little emperor's fault that the country was destroyed. He was a pitiful person."

"People of the royal family are born to bear their fate."

Xiao Ling replied, then frowned and shifted his body to express his dissatisfaction, "Also, don't mention the title of Little Emperor in front of me anymore."

Chu Yi couldn't help but laugh, and reached out to pinch her cheek.

"Your Majesty, is this a conditioned reaction? I haven't addressed Your Majesty like this in a long time, right?"

"Long time? Less than two years!"

"Hmm... Speaking of which, I actually prefer to call Your Majesty the Little Empress."

"Though your majesty is not small."

Chu Yi smiled and joked, hugging the person in his arms tighter.

"That's enough." Xiao Ling blushed. "I'm so tired~, Chu thief, how long will it take to get to Beiyan City?"

Chu Yi glanced towards the window briefly, then said, "It's almost there, I think it will be here in the evening."

"Really? That's barely enough for you twice. Hurry up."

Chu Yi: “…”

The carriage swayed all the way towards its final destination.

There were no pedestrians along the way, only the rustling of the wind.

As night fell, Chu Yi and his party finally arrived outside Beiyan City.

The scenery of Yan is magnificent, which is very different from Guanzhong. Xiao Ling is very happy staying in Northern Yan.

Another day passed, and Chu Yan and Shi Qingxue, who were far away in Qi, finally returned to Yan in the south.

At the city gate, Chu Yi brought Xiao Ling to personally welcome Shi Qingxue and his party.

“Big Brother!”

After seeing the person from a distance, Chu Yan, who was still riding a horse, finally got off in a hurry.

He quickly walked up to Chu Yi and gave her a long-awaited hug.

"Long time no see. How was it? I fought a pretty good battle this time in the north!"

"Haha, sure, it's worth my high regard for you."

The two brothers hadn't seen each other for such a long time, and Chu Yi actually missed him a lot.

Soon the two separated. Chu Yan saw Xiao Ling standing beside him and hesitated for a moment before expressing something:

"I greet your majesty."

Xiao Ling smiled and waved his hand, "We're all family, no need to be so polite."

At this time, Shi Qingxue finally arrived in front of the emperor.

Before she could speak, Xiao Ling looked at the person who seemed to have changed a bit and couldn't help but joked:

"General Shi, I'm sure you've gained a lot from your trip north. Not only did you destroy the State of Qi, but you also found your true love."

Shi Qingxue's originally serious expression flashed with embarrassment, but he still spoke to express his guilt:

"Your Majesty, I...are guilty."

She was about to kneel down when Xiao Ling hurriedly stopped her. "How could that be? You are the Grand Marshal of Anguo, and your contributions are limitless. I won't blame you. I don't even know how to reward you now."

"Why? How about I grant you a marriage after we return to Taining?"

"Let's go into the city. Conquering Qi is a great undertaking. The rest will be handled at the celebration banquet."

Xiao Ling personally took the sword for Shi Qingxue, expressing his supreme honor and grace to this female marshal.

The Duke returned in triumph, and Beiyan City was particularly lively that day. The celebratory banquet continued late into the night.

A night of free talk.

At noon the next day, Chu Yi had already called Chu Yan and Shi Qingxue together to discuss the next plan.

"An State has been mired in war for a long time. Now that Northern Qi's Shengjing City has been captured, I believe it should prioritize recuperation. It will take a long time to digest these territories to the south of Qi."

After a long discussion, Chu Yi spoke first to set the tone.

Then he slowly drew a circle and a horizontal line north of Qi State on a map among the people.

"I agree with what Lord Chu said. We can withdraw our troops now."

Shi Qingxue said respectfully to Xiao Ling, "The remaining forces of the prince in the north of Qi State can be eliminated after people's livelihood is restored. After the remnants of Qi State are eliminated, the main focus will be here..."

Having said that, she smiled slightly, took a pen and drew a circle in the middle of the map.

After doing all this, her eyes fell on Chu Yan beside her.

Chu Yan was stunned for a moment, and after quickly glancing at the map, he nodded hurriedly:

"Don't worry, I have no objection!"

"Everything should be done according to Marshal Shi's instructions, but..."

He also left his mark on the large area of ​​land to the left of the circle drawn by Shi Qingxue.

At this point, all three of them fell on Xiao Ling at the same time.

Xiao Ling had originally intended to be in a bad mood today and didn't want to discuss these state affairs. This could be seen from the fact that she came over with Chu Yin in her arms.

But when her eyes fell on the map, she was still attracted to it.

After seeing the marks clearly, she couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"You guys are really... one louder than the other..."

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